Shloka 62

Matsya Purana — Paurava Genealogy

Devanagari script

क्षत्रस्य याजिनः केचिच् छापात्तस्य महात्मनः पौर्णमासेन हविषा इष्ट्वा तस्मिन्प्रजापतिम् स वैशम्पायनेनैव प्रविशन्वारितस्ततः //

Transliteration

kṣatrasya yājinaḥ kecic chāpāttasya mahātmanaḥ paurṇamāsena haviṣā iṣṭvā tasminprajāpatim sa vaiśampāyanenaiva praviśanvāritastataḥ //

Translation

Some performers of sacrifice, through a curse aimed at that great-souled Kṣatriya sacrificer—after he had worshipped Prajāpati there with the havis oblation of the full-moon Paurṇamāsa offering—then, as he was about to enter that sacred sphere, were stopped by Vaiśampāyana himself.

Word by Word

• क्षत्रस्य (kṣatrasya): of the Kṣatriya/royal order

• याजिनः (yājinaḥ): sacrificers, those who perform sacrifices

• केचित् (kecit): some

• शापात् (śāpāt): by/through a curse

• तस्य (tasya): of him/that

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ): of the great-souled one

• पौर्णमासेन (paurṇamāsena): by the full-moon rite (Paurṇamāsa)

• हविषा (haviṣā): with oblation/clarified butter and offerings

• इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā): having worshipped/sacrificed

• तस्मिन् (tasmin): there/in that (place/occasion)

• प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim): Prajāpati (Lord of creatures)

• स (sa): he

• वैशम्पायनेन (vaiśampāyanena): by Vaiśampāyana

• एव (eva): indeed, himself

• प्रविशन् (praviśan): entering/while entering

• वारितः (vāritaḥ): prevented, restrained

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereupon

Speaker

• Sūta (narrator) relaying a dynastic/itihāsa-style episode within the Matsya Purāṇa narrative frame

Entities Mentioned

• Prajāpati
• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṣatriya (royal sacrificer)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Ritual
• Paurṇamāsa
• Śāpa (curse)
• Prajāpati

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on ritual action (Paurṇamāsa worship of Prajāpati) and the karmic/social power of a curse that interrupts the sacrificer’s intended entry.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It highlights the Kṣatriya’s role as a yajamāna (sacrificial patron) and implies that even righteous ritual patronage can be obstructed by ethical/social breaches leading to śāpa—underscoring restraint, proper conduct with priests/sages, and dharmic accountability.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual point is the Paurṇamāsa (full-moon) offering using haviṣ; it indicates a formal Vedic-style rite directed to Prajāpati, emphasizing correct timing (full moon) and proper oblation as spiritually consequential.